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Want to know what it looks like to safely operate a restaurant nowadays? We're giving you a behind-the-scenes tour, so you can see the many precautions our restaurant group is taking to keep our employees safe. Check out this fun video we created with City of Santa Monica - Government For more information about the safety precautions our Rustic Canyon Family is taking, you can visit: https://www.rusticcanyonfamily.com/covid-19

And now, we wait. Thanks to @murrayfamilyfarms for providing us with perfectly unripe hachiya persimmons. #BGhoshigaki2020

Mask on / mask off with Sous Chef Joel Spadafore @bakedturtle Boy, do we miss seeing this big, bright smile every day. Joel’s got a huge heart and work ethic to match. He is constantly pushing our team to be better organized and more innovative. He is also fanatical about scraps, so there's literally no strawberry stem left unturned in our kitchen!

We have some exciting news for you all! We would like to wish our very own Matthew Schaler @mattschalerofficial a BIG congratulations as he takes on his new role as our Chef de Cuisine. Matt’s calm demeanor, strong leadership and unique passion for food are all key traits allowing him to grow into this position. We are so, so proud of you, Matt. Now, let’s get cooking!

In celebration of the #toastthetrees program by @angelsenvy, we’re making this Meet me Under The Cherry Tree, A Great American Legacy cocktail. Through the end of this month, each time you take a photo of Angel's Envy (bottle or cocktail) and post it to social media with the hashtag #toastthetrees they will plant a white oak sapling. The goal is to create a sustainable source for future new American Charred Oak Barrels so that bourbon can be enjoyed for generations to come. Fun fact: we’re using the syrup by-product of the all Luxardo cherries we use as garnish!

The Rustic Canyon Family of Restaurants will be closing all of our businesses for the day on Election Day - November 3 - to give our employees time to vote and the opportunity of supporting the democratic process by helping others who might need help getting to the polls on that day. We will pay all regular scheduled staff for this day. We’ve put together internal newsletters in English & Spanish outlining all the official county & state election resources/deadlines, l...ike how to register, check voter status and view sample ballots with local measures & candidates. We've also provided links and suggestions for ways to support the voting process, like volunteering to be a poll worker, driving friends & family to a polling place and more. While our industry has been hit so hard during this time, we felt closing for the day to give our team the freedom and time to enact this right was absolutely vital to our community and the democratic process. We are grateful for the right to vote and want to do what we can to support this process as widely as possible. Now let’s rock that vote! #RCFamily #BetterTogether

Happy Hour means personal Relish Trays with colorful veggies we actually wanna eat! Mother would be so proud...should we call her? #callyourmother

Today, we’re celebrating our Chef de Cuisine @britcdancechef. Thank you for your sincere dedication to our Rustic Canyon Family. We are so proud of your tenacity, creativity and drive. You’ve got a heart of gold and we are going to miss you immensely. We’ll all be watching, cheering you on as you begin your next chapter beyond our restaurant We love you!

You'll stay Cool As A Cucumber sipping on our happy hour cocktails from 5-6 p.m. this weekend Come on by!

We've got some new plant friends for you all to meet Be sure to say hello and swing by for dinner this week!

Get ahead of Labor Day Weekend cooking plans and order our @tockhq Meal Kits. Take home classics, like our "Jeremiah's Jerk Chicken Meal Kit for Two". We've also got tons of tasty add-ons, including Chocolate Rye Cookie Dough and creative cocktails to pair with your meal. For $65, you'll get *two half-chickens in spicy jerk marinade, vacuum-sealed (raw) *wood-grilled pineapple salsa with fermented habanero *farmers market lettuces with red wine vinaigrette... *wood-grilled corn on the cob with salted homemade butter *marinated ‘long sweet’ & ‘jmmy nardello’ peppers Visit https://buff.ly/32WBxlE for full menu details.

Stop by Happy Hour from 5-6p.m. for a Summertime Spritz and our @porkandflowers Pork Rillettes. Made with @girlndugfarm currants and served atop rye toast you're in for a treat!